"Carter and Nash have never shown signs of enhancing each other’s games, and although Carter has said all the right things about wanting to make it work in Columbus, his body language on the ice has been something different."

Carter has undoubtedly been the most talked about Blue Jacket in the rumor mills. He has caused several teams to call to inquire about him.

Other players whose names could soon emerge in trade rumors are Samuel Pahlsson, Vinny Prospal, and Kristian Huselius, all set to become unrestricted free agents at the end of the season.

Antoine Vermette is another player who could be available as he can play a variety of positions and can contribute to a cup contender.

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The player who will be the hardest one to trade for the Blue Jackets will be goaltender Steve Mason, whose time as the team's franchise goaltender has finally come to an end.

Many believed that the relationship between the youngster and the Jackets would have ended at the end of last season—after back-to-back unimpressive seasons.

However, Mason received another chance and has not taken advantage of it. That will most likely lead to him being traded or placed on waivers.

Regardless of whose time in Columbus is soon coming to an end, the Jackets have no plans of tearing down their franchise and rebuilding from scratch in the near future.

If things are not turned around quickly; however, we could see those plans begin to heat up once again.